Back in May 2008, I visited Pevensey Castle in East Sussex with my class.
The moated castle after a rainy day
The historical site managed by English Heritage dates back to the 3rd Century and underwent three phases: a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, a medieval Norman castle, and a WWII garrison. What remains today are the foundations of the castle and the outer castle walls.
Pevensey began as a Roman fort, known then as Anderitum/Anderida. After the end of the Roman occupation, Britons inhabited the fort until they were mercilessly slaughtered by the Saxons in 471. In 1066, William the Conqueror’s army used it as a landing place en route to Hastings. The fort became a castle around the 11th Century and remained in use, although somewhat sporadically, up to the 16th Century.
Foundations of the 13th Century chapel
Stairway to nowhere
During WWII, the castle was used as a garrison for the Home Guard, the British and Canadian armies, and the US Army Air Corps.
What’s down there?
The Lady and the Rose 
It is so easy to imagine the batles and sieges in such a dramatic scenery! What is down there indeed!
Oh, you started the series on the castles you visited years ago. I like! 🙂